Local Sports briefs

Published 7:00 pm, Wednesday, March 18, 2009

ANDREWS - Tommy Hester scored a hole-in-one Tuesday at the Andrews County Golf Course. Hester aced the No. 12 hole from 168 yards with a 5-iron. Witnesses were David Burgen, Bobby Longshore and Phillip Campbell.

Jacks announce

ticket specials

ODESSA - The Odessa Jackalopes will have specials on ticket sales for their upcoming playoff series at Ector County Coliseum.

Fans can purchase tickets for the final two regular season games and the Central Hockey League playoffs at Ector for as low as $7. That will be the price for tickets in the goal section, with the main section costing $10, the prime section $13 and the floor section $20. Only 12 tickets are available for the party pit at $30 each.

The Jacks are the No. 2 seed in the CHL and will face Laredo in a seven-game series, beginning March 27. The first two games will be contested at the Ector County Coliseum at 7:05 p.m. on March 27 and 28.. For more info, call 552-PUCK or visit jackalopes.org.

Roughnecks open

training camp

ODESSA - The Odessa Roughnecks will open training camp this week in preparation for their upcoming National Indoor Football League season.

All players are expected to report to Odessa by today with the first team meeting scheduled for Friday at 11 a.m. Workouts will take place every day until March 30, when the Roughnecks will host Abilene in an exhibition game at Ector County Coliseum. The final roster will be announced the next day.